Louie Kahn is the president of the GW College Democrats, and Josh Kutner is the chairman of the GW College Republicans.
Throughout the past century, sitting presidents who failed to be reelected have always risen to the occasion to call for unity among the American people. In 1980, then-President Jimmy Carter urged all of his supporters to join him “in a sincere and fruitful effort to support [his] successor when he undertakes this great responsibility.” Twelve years later, then-President George H.W. Bush declared following his electoral loss that “there is important work to be done, and America must always come first. So we will get behind this new president and wish him well.”